Small Sampling of the Must-Haves
Coming to Scholastic Book Fairs This Fall!
Thrilling Adventures
Infinity Ring Book One:
A Mutiny in Time
by James Dashner
When two best friends stumble upon the secret
of time travel—the Infinity Ring—they’re swept up in
a centuries-long secret war for the fate of mankind.
History has gone disastrously off course and it’s up
to them to set it right again. First stop: Spain, 1492,
where a sailor named Christopher Columbus is about
to be thrown overboard in a deadly mutiny! In this new
multi-platform series with a multicultural focus, each
book unlocks a new immersive online adventure, where
kids play as the characters.
Hardcover $12.99
NA
COVER NOT FI
L
New Multi-Platform Series
With a Multicultural Focus
Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
Sophie is not happy to be in the
dangerous Congo at her mother’s
sanctuary for bonobos. When
revolution breaks out and their
sanctuary is attacked, she must
rescue the animals and live for
months in the jungle. In this
gripping, suspense-filled story of
survival, the author asks readers
what safety means, how one
sacrifices to help others, and what
it means to be human.
Exclusive Paperback $6.99
d Story of
Suspense-Fille and What
,
Survival, Safety Human
It Means to Be
The Savage Fortress
by Sarwat Chadda
While on vacation in
India, Ash discovers a gold
arrowhead hidden in the
sands – a weapon used to
defeat evil King Ravana in
legend. But when Lord Savage,
who commands an army of
monstrous shapechangers,
comes after Ash, the legends
are suddenly way too real. This
is a battle to stop the end of
reality as we know it.
Exclusive Paperback $5.99
Thrilling Fantasy
Th
Will Appeal to Fa at
ns of
Percy Jackson
www.scholastic.com/bookfairs
MS
Voices from the Past
Ninth Ward
Between Shades of Gray
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Twelve-year-old Lanesha lives in
a tight-knit community in New
Orleans’ Ninth Ward with her
fiercely loving caretaker, Mama
Ya-Ya. But when the old woman’s
visions foretell Hurricane Katrina
is fast approaching, it’s up to
Lanesha to call upon her own
hope and strength to help them
both survive the storm.
2011 Coretta Scott King Honor
Special Price $4.99
by Ruta Sepetys
When 15-year-old Lina and other members of her
family are taken from their home in Lithuania and
deported to a forced labor camp in Siberia in 1941
as part of Stalin’s oppression, she vows to honor
her family by documenting their experience through
her art and writing. Based on accounts from actual
survivors and her own family’s story, the author tells
a page-turning, gripping World War II Holocaust story
in which love and hope triumph.
Golden Kite Award
Special Price $6.99
A Page-Turning, Gripping World
War II Holocaust Story in
Which Love and Hope Triumph
2011 Coretta Scott King Honor Book About a
Young Girl Calling Upon Her Own Hope and
Strength to Survive Hurricane Katrina
Deadly
by Julie Chibbaro
Every week more people fall ill, and despite thorough
investigation, there’s no end in sight. Can 16-year-old
Prudence Galewski prove to the city and herself that
she can solve the greatest medical mystery of the
20th century? Written as a series of journal entries
and paced like a medical thriller, the search for
Typhoid Mary will fascinate readers who enjoy CSI.
2011 National Jewish Book Award
Special Price $6.99
Paced Like a Medical Thriller,
the Search for Typhoid Mary Will
Fascinate Readers Who Enjoy CSI
The Lost Crown
Fast-Paced Historical
Romance Mixed With
the Supernatural
Invisible World: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials
by Suzanne Weyn
Fifteen-year-old Sarah Owen knows more about the invisible world of
microbes, electricity, and gravity than most girls in the 17th century thanks
to her scientist father. But when she winds up in Salem, Massachusetts,
following a shipwreck, her abilities get her into trouble and she is accused
of witchcraft. Find out if Sarah is able to save herself in this fast-paced
historical romance mixed with the supernatural.
Exclusive Paperback $6.99
by Sarah Miller
In the summer of 1914, the
daughters of Tsar Nicholas II are
living lives steeped in tradition
and privilege. But as World
War I ignites across Europe,
political unrest sweeps Russia.
First dissent, then disorder,
mutiny, and revolution. Readers
will experience the final days
of imperial Russia through
the eyes of the four Romanov
sisters in this heartwrenching,
suspenseful novel.
$8.99
Experience the Final Days of
Imperial Russia Through the Eyes
of the Four Romanov Sisters
MS
Life Is a Bumpy Road
A Dog’s Journey
by W. Bruce Cameron
Buddy is a good dog. When he is reborn after
searching for his purpose through several
eventful lives, he is adopted by Clarity, a vibrant
but troubled teenager. Then they are suddenly
separated and Buddy despairs. This charming and
heartwarming story of hope, love, and unending
devotion asks the question: Do we really take care
of our pets, or do they take care of us?
Exclusive Paperback $5.99
Charming and Heartwarming Story of
Hope, Love, and Unending Devotion
The Underdogs
by Mike Lupica
Twelve-year-old Will Tyler can fly on a football field. But that doesn’t do him any good
if the season is canceled. Without funding for uniforms and a cared-for playing field,
plus families moving to find jobs, there isn’t enough money or players for a season. Can
Will rally an entire town and give everyone a reason to believe? This best-selling author
delivers a feel-good story full of real-life lessons that is perfect for reluctant readers.
Special Price $5.99
Delivers a Feel-Good Story Full of Real-Life
Lessons That Is Perfect for Reluctant Readers
Border Town #2: Quince Clash
Skinny
by Donna Cooner
Skinny is the vicious voice that
lives inside 15-year-old Ever
Davies’s head. But there is
another voice: Ever’s beautiful
singing voice. When she decides
to undergo risky surgery that
may help her lose weight and
consider auditioning for the
school musical, Ever begins her
determined but uphill battle
toward change. This debut novel
will speak to all teens who feel
invisible or unlovable.
Exclusive Paperback $7.99
Will Speak to All Teens Who
Feel Invisible or Unlovable
by Malin Alegria
If Fabiola Garza had her way, her
quinceañera would be as simple
and non-traditional as possible, but
after mean girl Melodee lays down
a quinceañera challenge in front of
the entire school, Fabi is forced to
upgrade her party plans. Can her
quince change from drab to fab?
This story of friendship, sisterhood,
and school drama is perfect for
readers looking for books that
reflect their own experience.
Special Price $3.99
Story of Friendship and School Drama Is
Perfect for Readers Looking for Books
That Reflect Their Own Experience
MS
Awesome Nonfiction
Scholastic Discover More™:
Night Sky
From earliest times, people have
been intrigued by the night sky. Using
specially-devised star charts, this
book helps readers identify particular
constellations, recognize the difference
between a star and a planet, and
understand why the entire sky appears
to spin. Packed with the latest stunning
images of our Universe, Night Sky features
a free digital companion and is a musthave for all aspiring astronomers.
$15.99
A Must-Have for All
Aspiring Astronomers
How They Croaked: The Awful
Ends of the Awfully Famous
by Georgia Bragg,
illustrated by Kevin O’Malley
From George “Little Mouth of Horrors” Washington to Marie “You Glow, Girl” Curie, this chronicle
of the chronic or fatal maladies that afflicted 19 historical figures will convince its readers that
they’re lucky to be living in today’s world! From riveting descriptions of King Tut’s mummification
to the outrageous fates of Einstein’s brain, Galileo’s fingers, and other coroners’ souvenirs, this
all-too-informative study with just the right amount of humor will appeal to both reluctant and
advanced readers.
$9.99
Stor y of Overcoming Nu
mer
Obstacles to Live His Dr ous
eam
Just the Right
Informative Study With ill Appeal to
W
Amount of Humor That
ed Readers
Reluctant and Advanc
by Howard Wasdin
and Stephen Templin
In this dramatic, behind-the-scenes
memoir, the author takes readers
deep inside the world of Navy SEALs
Special Forces snipers. Wasdin
enlisted in the military to escape
a tough childhood, and this is his
story of overcoming numerous
obstacles to live his dream and
become an elite American warrior
and member of SEAL Team Six.
$7.99
© 2012 Scholastic Inc. 10079
I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior:
Memoirs of an American Soldier
MS